Slow Streets

Several streets in San Francisco's Presidio will close to cars starting this weekend, expanding on the number of streets that have closed in the city in order to give pedestrians more room to spread out during the coronavirus pandemic.

There's a new aspect of Oakland's grand experiment in "slow streets.” The city is rolling out extra pedestrian safety measures around places determined to be essential services. This would include grocery stores, medical clinics and testing centers - all "essential places" that many residents are...